Management

This page includes content on healthcare management, including health system, hospital, department and clinic business management and administration. Areas of focus are on cardiology and radiology department business administration. Subcategories covered in this section include healthcare economics, reimbursement, leadership, mergers and acquisitions, policy and regulations, practice management, quality, staffing, and supply chain.

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Yearly mammograms starting at 40 offer women the best odds of surviving breast cancer

Women who prioritize annual mammograms starting at the age of 40 have the greatest chance of catching, treating and surviving breast cancer, a study published this month in the Journal of the American College of Radiology suggests.

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Mayo Clinic sells off health plan to Wisconsin’s WEA Trust

It marks the not-for-profit WEA Trust’s first entry into the private employer insurance market, having offered group coverage for Wisconsin state employees since its founding in 1970.

University of Buffalo gains ACGME approval for new radiology residency program

The Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University of Buffalo (UB) has gained approval from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) for its new radiology residency program.

PI-RADS version 2 accurately identifies clinically important prostate cancers in transition zone

Higher PI-RADS version 2 scores are associated with detecting more clinically important cancers in the transition zone (TZ), according to a new study published in Radiology.

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‘Right-to-try’ legislation approved by Congress

The House approved legislation to allow terminally ill the “right to try” experimental drugs not yet approved by the FDA on a largely partisan vote, sending the bill to a supportive President Donald Trump.

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More women are going into medicine, but radiology remains a boys’ club

The current generation of medical students are closing a well-established gender gap, but radiology still ranks 11th on women’s preferred specialty lists, while it falls fifth on men’s, researchers have reported in Academic Radiology.

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'Active surveillance' for cancer diagnosis may leave some feeling too passive

In a May 20 essay in the Washington Post, Steven Petrow takes a look at his sister’s battle with ovarian cancer. He described how, after 18 weeks of chemotherapy, she is faced with a decision: Enroll in clinical trials or sit back in and opt for “active surveillance.”

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ER physicians say facilities aren’t fully prepared for surge in patients

Of the 247 emergency room (ER) physicians who responded to the ACEP poll, only 6 percent said their department is “completely” prepared for surge capacity in the wake of a disaster or mass casualty incident.